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Cases / Killings and repression of defenders · Indonesia · 2015

Indra Pelani beaten to death by guards of an APP supplier in Jambi

Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.

Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
What the record lacks: 1 none on record · 1 not measured · 2 unclear See the gaps

Guards working for an APP supplier beat Indra Pelani to death in Tebo, Jambi, in February 2015. APP suspended the guards and cut ties with the security contractor; the sources reviewed find no verdict.

What?
Guards working for an APP supplier beat a man to death in Tebo, Jambi, on 27 February 2015. The Jakarta Post
Where?
Tebo, Jambi, Indonesia The Jakarta Post
When?
Killed 27 February 2015; surrender and APP's response reported 4 March 2015 The Jakarta Post
Who?
Gained
None on record
Lost
None on record
Harmed
  • Man killed in Tebo (not named) — Beaten to death on 27 February 2015 The Jakarta Post
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Beaten by guards working for APP supplier PT Wirakarya Sakti. The Jakarta Post
6 of 6 questions answered from the record

What happened

The record, in order.

The Jakarta Post reported that a man was beaten to death on 27 February 2015 in Tebo, Jambi, by guards working for APP supplier PT Wirakarya Sakti.

Seven guards surrendered, and APP suspended them and cut ties with the security contractor.

The sources reviewed find no verdict.

    In court and with insurers

    Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.

    Lawsuits and rulings

    No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.

    Insurers

    No insurer decision on record.

    What we don't know

    Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.

    Nature

    • Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.

    Record

    • None on record No verdict found in the sources reviewed.
    • Unclear Whether the seven guards were charged or sentenced is not stated.
    • Unclear Whether APP's supply relationship with PT Wirakarya Sakti continued after the killing is not stated.

    Did the harm stop?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Who paid?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Sources

    Voices on record: — Company or project— Government and regulators— Courts✓ Press and investigations— Communities and civil society— Researchers

    Press and investigations

    1. APP-linked guards surrender after murder
      The Jakarta Post · 2015-03-04
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